Bernie Sanders to campaign for Jane Kim in SF

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders walks with San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (L) in San Francisco, California on June 7, 2016. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has mounted a hectic push in California, keen to finish strong and end any argument for Sanders to remain in the race. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSONJOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images

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Democratic presidential runner-up Bernie Sanders returns to San Francisco on Saturday for the first time since the primary to stump for Proposition 61 and state Senate candidate Jane Kim.

Sanders will stop by Kim’s San Francisco campaign headquarters at 37 Grove St. and say a few words at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Kim, a San Francisco supervisor battling fellow Supervisor Scott Wiener for the Senate seat, is one of 100 local candidates nationwide that the Sanders-inspired Our Revolution organization is endorsing.

Then at noon Sanders and Kim will appear at a rally with Sanders’ ally, the California Nurses Association, in support of Prop. 61 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel. The measure, which would require state agencies to pay the same prices for prescription drugs as the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, is among a handful of statewide ballot measures Sanders is backing.

If that whets your appetite to hear more about Prop. 61, or if you just want to get out of the rain this weekend, there will be a debate on the ballot measure at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at UC Berkeley’s Dwinelle Hall, Room 155. Representatives from both sides of the measure will explain their positions.

— Joe Garofoli

Shout-out for Wiener: Supervisor Scott Wiener couldn’t get an endorsement from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before June’s state Senate primary. But he did catch her attention at an appearance Thursday at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

“I want to give a special shout-out to Supervisor Scott Wiener, and everyone who worked so hard to pass paid family leave,” she said. “Don’t you think it’s time we brought the rest of America up to speed?” Wiener is running against fellow Supervisor Jane Kim for state Senate.

Last spring, Wiener sponsored legislation that made San Francisco the first municipality in the nation to require that employees have six weeks of fully paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child.

“It’s a huge honor that Hillary Clinton recognized my efforts to help working families,” he said. “As a longtime Hillary Clinton supporter, I couldn’t be more proud to stand by her side on these issues.”